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Eye exams.....arrggghhhhhh

MJ5150

MJ5150

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#1
So I had my eye exam done today. They did the little drops in my eyes to numb them up and dilate them. Why in the world they let you drive home after that is beyond me. I drove home like a 90 year old man who couldn't see over the steering wheel. My vision is still terrible up close, and it's really frustrating how I can't focus in on anything. My wife proof read this post before I hit submit. :D

I found out that I have damage to the tissue around my eyes, it is really thin. It was something to do with the retina I believe. She asked me if I played football. Apparently the damage around my eyes is from high contact sports like football where my eyes are getting banged around in my head. So now I am all paranoid about it getting worse, but she said I should be alright.....as long as I don't play football anymore. Yeah right!!

-Mike
 
#4
wabbit said:
can anything be done to correct the problem? is your vision actually affected by the condition? was this a routine checkup or were you physically aware of a problem?
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It hasn't affected my vision thus far, so the doctor is going to leave it alone. I risk having a detached retina or something like that if it gets worse. There are ways to fix it.

I went in for a routine eye exam. I get one every two years. I moved to a new doctor, this one is a UF grad, and she found it. The exam I had was far more in depth than the last one I got. I feel good that it was found, but bummed out that I had to go AMA.

-Mike
 
#6
Pilgrim said:
You didn't want to put the pads back on anyway, didja?
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Yes, I do. I just played a couple weeks ago with some guys trying to break in on the semi-pro team up here. No one will sign me anymore, I'm 37 now, but I can still play in pick-up games on the weekends or at least some flag football tourneys.

Oh, as for the driving home....no reminder given. She asked me to lean back in the chair to get some drops, and I asked if they were the drops that make it hard to see and drive, and she said yes. She told me I would be fine to drive by the time we got done. I guess not.

-Mike
 
#7
Boy, I hear you. It only gets worse the older you get. I'm currently just having a terrible time with my eyes, contacts and glasses. I'm getting in my right eye only what I call the "Wordart effect". Shadowing of dark letters in a lighter shade of gray, offset from the main letters. And I've been to a specialist and she can't even figure it out. Because of that, I can't get a correct prescription in my right eye.

On top of that I'm needing reading glasses (near sighted) and I try progressive bifocals on my new glasses. I just can't get used to them. They are making me nauseous. Sucks getting old.
 
#9
I feel your pain, bro.

I know I have to go and get glasses, but just haven't done it yet. I can see fine close up, but far away objects are getting hard to see. Heck, I really can't even say "far away objects". They're pretty damn close. :p I had to renew my license last month and I'm really surprised she passed me on the eye exam. There so lenient I think they'll pass you as long as you can find the eye test machine.

My brother got glasses a couple of month ago, too. His prescription is pretty much dead on to what I think I should be using. I put them on and it was like I was in a whole new world where things are sharper and bolder and brighter. :(

He also had the eye drop test done and was told he could drive home afterward, but they gave him a set of those dark goggles to wear. One of my main excuses for not going yet is not wanting to inconvenience anyone for a ride. I'm running out of excuses. :D
 
#10
I just had an eye exam a few weeks ago for new reading glasses...
Same deal only it was the middle of an 80 degree bright sunny day and I had to wear 2 pair of sunglasses because my pupils were so dialate and everything was so bright...
By 7pm on my way home.... I still kept a pair of shades on cuz the headlights were too bright....

Don't you just love the blast of air "puff" for the test too>>>>??????????????
 
#11
MJ5150, The eye doctor told my brother that he was risking a detached retina if he continued to play hockey. He continued to play and it resulted in a detached retina and now he has almost no vision in his right eye. And he has a restricted driver's license.

But I've done dumber things to my eyes. :hmm:
 
#15
NJL said:
maybe i should go get them checked, too?
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I would. I don't fight at the level you do, but I have trained with some guys who do. I thought about guys like you when she was talking to me.

Bad Brains....I know what you mean about the racket. They always charge for a "sitting fee" around here. I've been wearing contact lenses for just about 25 years now. I don't need anything more than a Rx and some boxes of lenses. No doc needs to sit with me and talk about contact lenses, just give them to me.

-Mike
 
#18
machine gewehr said:
I don't understand something,is it about hitting the ball with the head or completely about football and that kind of roughish sports?
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It's about impact to the head that would cause the eyes to shift in your eye sockets. Not always actual impact to the head. Hard to explain since it is all so new to me, and especially since I am not a doctor. You're on the right track though with roughish sports. But also other activities that would cause a lot of rapid movement of the head opening potential for your eyes to shift around in the eye socket.

The reason the doctor asked me about football was because I am a big dude, and I had just got done talking about the Gators winning the National Championship.

-Mike
 
#19
MJ5150 said:
It's about impact to the head that would cause the eyes to shift in your eye sockets. Not always actual impact to the head. Hard to explain since it is all so new to me, and especially since I am not a doctor. You're on the right track though with roughish sports. But also other activities that would cause a lot of rapid movement of the head opening potential for your eyes to shift around in the eye socket.

The reason the doctor asked me about football was because I am a big dude, and I had just got done talking about the Gators winning the National Championship.

-Mike
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Ahh thats not good man,take good care of your eyes,after all you only have 2.Sometimes we just need to learn to let go.:(
 

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